The Main - Strings Department
String student achievements in performance, teaching, and scholarship.
2025-26
Awards and Competitions
NOLA Chamber Fest
New Orleans Friends of Music Emerging Ensemble Division
Vinola Trio (Li-Jie Yu, clarinet; Laurel Gagnon, violin; Ruoyang Xiang, piano), finalists
Erinys Quartet (Elizabeth Stewart, Joosep Reimaa, Marija Räisänen, Stergios Theodoridis), first prize
Publications
Jacob Burk (DM Viola)
Author, "Supporting Emotional Development in the Viola Studio through Intentional Listening and Creative Response" in Journal of the American Viola Society